Madrid “Real” announced that the Frenchman Karim Benzema will not continue his work at the “Santiago Bernabeu”, and the winner of the “Golden Ball” will leave the club after 14 years.

Karim Benzema leaves Real / The Frenchman will sign a contract with Al-Ittihad

Having moved from Lyon in 2009 (€35 million) when he was 21 years old, Benzema has long been in Cristiano Ronaldo’s shadow but has become one of the best strikers in the world and won the Ballon d’Or last season (44 goals and 15 assists) .

“Real Madrid and captain Karim Benzema have reached an agreement to end an extraordinary and unforgettable period as a player at our club. “Real Madrid wants to express its gratitude and affection to one of the club’s legends,” the statement said.Statement of the club “Real Madrid”..

According to Mundo Deportivo, Benzema has accepted an offer from Saudi club Al Ittihad and will receive 200 million euros before taxes over the next two seasons.

The French forward received an offer last week and passed it on to Florentino Perez. The Real Madrid president tried to convince him to stay, but told Benzema he would respect his decision because, as a club legend, he had earned the right to decide his future.

Benzema’s last game in a Real Madrid shirt will be against Athletic Bilbao on Sunday at 19:30 (last LaLiga match). The club will say goodbye to Karim on Tuesday in a ceremony at Ciudad Real Madrid at 12pm (Spanish time).

Know:

• Competitions won by Karim Benzema with Real Madrid: Champions League 5 times, Club World Cup 5 times, La Liga 4 times, European Super Cup 4 times, Copa del Rey 3 times and Spanish Super Cup 3 times.

• Karim (353 goals) is the second best scorer in the history of Real Madrid after Cristiano Ronaldo (450 goals). The Frenchman also made 165 assists.

• Benzema is the non-Spanish player with the most appearances for Real Madrid (647) and fifth overall behind Raúl, Casillas, Sanchis and Hierro.